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Table 2 Neuropsychiatric syndromes observed in SLE

From: Chorea, a little-known manifestation in systemic lupus erythematosus: short literature review and four case reports

Central nervous system

Peripheral nervous system

Aseptic meningitis

Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome)

Cerebrovascular disease

Demyelinating syndrome

Headache (including migraine and benign intracranial hypertension)

Autonomic disorder

Movement disorder (chorea)

Mononeuropathy, single/multiplex

Myelopathy

Myasthenia gravis

Seizure disorders

Neuropathy, cranial

Acute confusional state

Plexopathy

Anxiety disorder

Polyneuropathy

Cognitive dysfunction

Mood disorder

Psychosis

 
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